quoted 2 lines people do not need their government to protect them from themselves...> people do not need their government to protect them from themselves...
> when there is no victim, there is no crime...
What about when YOU are the victim from the drugs you take? (i.e. your job,
your brain cells, your health?)
What about the family and friends that care about you and have to watch you
drug yourself and possibly even become addicted?
What about the person killed in a car accident because the person that hit
them decided to drive under the influence?
I suppose you disagree, but there is almost (notice the almost) always a
victim when it comes to drugs.
quoted 2 lines drugs do not cause crime,> drugs do not cause crime,
> only the illegality and expense of drugs causes crime.
Even if legal, drugs would never be free of charge, which leads me to ask
about the people who decide to rob, beat, and even kill someone else for a
buck to fund their next high? Are drugs not a part of that crime equation?
The legality of drugs doesn't seem to be an issue in that case, just the
overwhelming desire fill that need; a desire which overrides every sense of
right and wrong.
quoted 2 lines Had opium, cocaine etc... been legal, these hardcore derivitives never> Had opium, cocaine etc... been legal, these hardcore derivitives never
> would have been popularized in the first place...
Man is an innovative creature. There will always be "new" drugs. Always.
Legal or not.
quoted 3 lines Once drugs are decriminalized, the demand for dangerous addictive drugs> Once drugs are decriminalized, the demand for dangerous addictive drugs
> will go down, and people will become educated and have safe places and
> environment to do the less dangerous ones...
Most people who move on to heavier drugs start out with the tamer ones. They
often claim they tried harder ones either for experimentation and/or out of
bordem with the tamer ones. I just can't believe that with easier access,
this reasoning would just disappear.
quoted 1 line Don't frighten kids into not learning the truth about drugs> Don't frighten kids into not learning the truth about drugs
Agreed. Teach them the TRUTH; all of it.
quoted 1 line and don't make them forbidden and hence more attractive....> and don't make them forbidden and hence more attractive....
Education might help with whether drugs are attractive or not; especially if
kids feel like they've been given the real deal about them.
Physically spending time with and emotionally staying involved in your kid's
life helps too.
-matT
nashville.tn
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